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Abstract:
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The Census Bureau provides a wealth of data that policy makers can use to better understand the potential impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation's people and businesses, but only the Economic Indicators provide the most timely data to measure the ACTUAL impact. To provide more comprehensive data on both American businesses AND household, another approach was needed. This session will provide an overview of 4 weekly surveys that the Census Bureau created to measure these impacts; the Household and Small Business Pulse Surveys, the Weekly Business Formation Statistics program, and Community Resilience Estimates. This session will also provide a live demo of the COVID-19 Data Hub, a portal that Census Bureau staff created to disseminate key data from selected annual Census programs as well as these new weekly datasets. This platform allows a wide range of users to access and use these key statistics in their work. The demo will also include views of data visualizations created by these programs. Finally, the session will include a glimpse into the future plans for these programs and Hub, including the future addition of more datasets to guide the recovery efforts.
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